
3
CIRCUIT BREAKER FAIL IMPLEMENTATION
Circuit Breaker Failure Protection is implemented in the CB FAIL & P.DEAD column of the relevant settings group.
3.1
CIRCUIT BREAKER FAIL TIMERS
The circuit breaker failure protection incorporates two timers, CB Fail 1 Timer and CB Fail 2 Timer, allowing
configuration for the following scenarios:
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Simple CBF, where only CB Fail 1 Timer is enabled. For any protection trip, the CB Fail 1 Timer is started, and
normally reset when the circuit breaker opens to isolate the fault. If breaker opening is not detected, the CB
Fail 1 Timer times out and closes an output contact assigned to breaker fail (using the programmable
scheme logic). This contact is used to back-trip upstream switchgear, generally tripping all infeeds
connected to the same busbar section.
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A retripping scheme, plus delayed back-tripping. Here, CB Fail 1 Timer is used to issue a trip command to a
second trip circuit of the same circuit breaker. This requires the circuit breaker to have duplicate circuit
breaker trip coils. This mechanism is known as retripping. If retripping fails to open the circuit breaker, a
back-trip may be issued following an additional time delay. The back-trip uses CB Fail 2 Timer, which was
also started at the instant of the initial protection element trip.
You can configure the CBF elements CB Fail 1 Timer and CBF Fail 2 Timer to operate for trips triggered by
protection elements within the device. Alternatively you can use an external protection trip by allocating one of the
opto-inputs to the External Trip DDB signal in the PSL.
You can reset the CBF from a breaker open indication (from the pole dead logic) or from a protection reset. In these
cases resetting is only allowed if the undercurrent elements have also been reset. The resetting mechanism is
determined by the settings Volt Prot Reset and Ext Prot Reset.
The resetting options are summarised in the following table:
Initiation (Menu Selectable)
CB Fail Timer Reset Mechanism
Current based protection
The resetting mechanism is fixed (e.g. 50/51/46/21/87)
IA< operates AND IB< operates AND IC< operates AND IN< operates
Sensitive Earth Fault element
The resetting mechanism is fixed.
ISEF< Operates
Non-current based protection (e.g. 27/59/81/32L)
Three options are available:
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All I< and IN< elements operate
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Protection element reset AND all I< and IN< elements operate
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CB open (all 3 poles) AND all I< and IN< elements operate
External protection
Three options are available.
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All I< and IN< elements operate
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External trip reset AND all I< and IN< elements operate
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CB open (all 3 poles) AND all I< and IN< elements operate
3.2
ZERO CROSSING DETECTION
When there is a fault and the circuit breaker interrupts the CT primary current, the flux in the CT core decays to a
residual level. This decaying flux introduces a decaying DC current in the CT secondary circuit known as
subsidence current. The closer the CT is to its saturation point, the higher the subsidence current.
The time constant of this subsidence current depends on the CT secondary circuit time constant and it is generally
long. If the protection clears the fault, the CB Fail function should reset fast to avoid maloperation due to the
subsidence current. To compensate for this the device includes a zero-crossing detection algorithm, which ensures
that the CB Fail re-trip and back-trip signals are not asserted while subsidence current is flowing. If all the samples
within half a cycle are greater than or smaller than 0 A (10 mS for a 50 Hz system), then zero crossing detection is
asserted, thereby blocking the operation of the CB Fail function. The zero-crossing detection algorithm is used
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Summary of Contents for MiCOM P40 Agile
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Page 33: ...CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ...
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Page 47: ...CHAPTER 2 SAFETY INFORMATION ...
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Page 61: ...CHAPTER 3 HARDWARE DESIGN ...
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Page 89: ...CHAPTER 4 SOFTWARE DESIGN ...
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Page 101: ...CHAPTER 5 CONFIGURATION ...
Page 102: ...Chapter 5 Configuration P446SV 70 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
Page 124: ...Chapter 5 Configuration P446SV 92 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
Page 125: ...CHAPTER 6 SAMPLED VALUE OPERATION ...
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Page 137: ...CHAPTER 7 DISTANCE PROTECTION ...
Page 138: ...Chapter 7 Distance Protection P446SV 106 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
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Page 197: ...CHAPTER 8 CARRIER AIDED SCHEMES ...
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Page 241: ...CHAPTER 9 NON AIDED SCHEMES ...
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Page 257: ...CHAPTER 10 POWER SWING FUNCTIONS ...
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Page 281: ...CHAPTER 11 AUTORECLOSE ...
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Page 376: ...Chapter 11 Autoreclose P446SV 344 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
Page 377: ...CHAPTER 12 CB FAIL PROTECTION ...
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Page 389: ...CHAPTER 13 CURRENT PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ...
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Page 416: ...Chapter 13 Current Protection Functions P446SV 384 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
Page 417: ...CHAPTER 14 VOLTAGE PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ...
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Page 431: ...CHAPTER 15 FREQUENCY PROTECTION FUNCTIONS ...
Page 432: ...Chapter 15 Frequency Protection Functions P446SV 400 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
Page 438: ...Chapter 15 Frequency Protection Functions P446SV 406 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
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Page 477: ...CHAPTER 17 SUPERVISION ...
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Page 491: ...CHAPTER 18 DIGITAL I O AND PSL CONFIGURATION ...
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Page 505: ...CHAPTER 19 FIBRE TELEPROTECTION ...
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Page 523: ...CHAPTER 20 ELECTRICAL TELEPROTECTION ...
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Page 535: ...CHAPTER 21 COMMUNICATIONS ...
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Page 607: ...CHAPTER 22 CYBER SECURITY ...
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Page 625: ...CHAPTER 23 INSTALLATION ...
Page 626: ...Chapter 23 Installation P446SV 594 P446SV TM EN 1 ...
Page 637: ...CHAPTER 24 COMMISSIONING INSTRUCTIONS ...
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Page 695: ...CHAPTER 25 MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING ...
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